Tag Archives: Mil Palmeras

A motorist who ended up being chased for 15 kilometres by five police and Guardia Civil cars between Mil Palmeras and Torrevieja, is set to have the book thrown at him on a whole series of motoring offences. The unnamed driver sped off on the N-332 northbound last week after local police officers spotted

A plan to stop flooding on the Orihuela Costa caused by heavy storms has been produced by water company Hidraqua, but Orihuela council can’t afford to pay for it. A 12-strong set of proposals was unveiled this week at a presentation involving Hidraqua and council officials, with Orihuela infrastructure councillor, Juan Ignacio López-Bas (pictured on

The drivers of two cars were seriously injured after a head-on collision on the N-332 in the Pilar de la Horadada area. The crash happened on Monday morning between Pilar and Mil Palmeras, when a 54-year-old female motorist overtook a vehicle and hit an oncoming car, with a 90-year-old man at the wheel. The two

Three services encompassing Armistice Day and Remembrance Day took place on the Costa Blanca last weekend, organised by local branches of the Royal British Legion. On Friday November 11th, Armistice Day was commemorated in the traditional annual service (pictured) put together by the Torrevieja RBL branch at San Luis church in the city. Though Torrevieja’s

Three special remembrance services have been organised by local branches of the Royal British Legion next weekend, starting with the Torrevieja RBL branch on Friday November 11th at La Siesta Church beginning at 10.45 am, with a request for everybody to get seated 15 minutes earlier. On Sunday November 13th, the Gran Alacant and La

Lloyd Milen was the guest speaker at the May meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion held in Mil Palmeras last Thursday evening. Lloyd is, of course, the Vice Consul, at the British Consulate in Alicante.
Rather fittingly, al...

Travelling around the municipality Pilareño on two wheels is now much easier thanks to the new network of cycling routes in and around the town which now boasts a network of over 30km.
They connect the center of the municipality with Cañ...

Christmas came to Pilar de la Horadada at the weekend with the switch on of the lights and the opening of the Nativity Belen.
As hundreds of people gathered in la Plaza Campoamor council staff provided a snow and music show before distributing traditi...

Three new cycle routes around the municipality have been introduced according to Pilar councilor Eva Martinez as part of a local plan to invest in a more active lifestyle for its residents. The cost of the project is one hundred thousand euros, half of which will be borne by the Regional Ministry of Tourism.

The first route to be launched is one that runs through the municipality from Pinar de Campoverde to the coastal area and ending in Torre de la Horadada. The second circles around the pilareño town and will be known as 'ciclocalle'. The third route will run along the coastline of the municipality from El Mojon to Mil Palmeras. Each of the routes will be off road and distinctively marked with colored routes and unique signals.

Martinez said that none of the routes involve complex or long distances as almost all are on flat ground, except that to the coast from Pinar de Campoverde which has some short hill features. "The intention is not to provide routes for athletes but more for those who want to meander along enjoying the gentle landscapes that the local countryside so the first two are about six kilometers long while the route that runs along the coast is about 15km long.”

Each of the paths will also be provided with information panels which will point out items of interest that can be seen.

Once again the Orihuela Costa Branch of The Royal British Legion has smashed all records. As the membership has more than doubled in the years since it was first established 6 years ago so has the amount collected in it's annual Poppy Appeal, and all a...

As Remembrance Day took on especial significance this year with the centenary of the outbreak of WW1, and while thousands of Costa Blanca visitors and residents were busy commemorating the sacrifices that were made by those brave service and civilian p...

The Phoenix Concert Band pictured here in their new uniform, have recently been busy appearing at various venues for the Royal British Legion commencing with a Gala Concert at the Municipal Theatre in aid of the “Poppy Appeal”
A successf...